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Freddy is what you vividly remember from your high-school prom, even though you went with someone else, and you went to different high schools. Freddy is 100% sober, but talks like Robin Williams in the middle of a cocaine binge. Freddy writes songs half the night, plays them for you the other half, then takes you out to breakfast. Freddy is the word you're thinking of but just can't say. Freddy has been enrolled at the University of Pennsylvania for two years, but has altogether been in the state of Pennsylvania for thirty-six hours, in which time he's been cited for sixteen noise violations and has baked cookies for the old lady who lives upstairs. Freddy is a momma's boy. Freddy doesn't stop joking until you've walked out. Freddy is impuslive, compulsive, and somewhat obsessive. Every song gets recorded in at least five different versions. And to make sure no one will kick him out until he's laid down the perfect version of a track, Freddy started Fredtone Records (Freddylicious since 2006), where he has complete creative control over what hits your headphones. Freddy is the mastermind behind the prank call that got you suspended, grounded, and dumped. But he's also the friend that got you high, laid, and into Priceton on a scholarship. Freddy is the sound that wakes your parents up on Sunday morning, before you've gone to bed. Freddy occasionally channels the voice of Diana Ross when he's writing songs, which has been known to make those around him uncomfortable. Freddy is the wet tissue that accidentally hits you in the face from the 24th Floor of a New York City skyscraper. Freddy dreams in kaleidoscopic stereo. Somewhere, it's 4pm and raining and Freddy is eating pancakes, recuperating from last night's 4some, and writing a song that the couple at the next table are unconsciously humming.

With help from national morning show “Kidd Kraddick in the Morning”, he thinks he can! After driving himself to Dallas in a UHaul truck (donated $14,000 Yamaha keyboard in tow) on the “Freddy Needs Gas Tour”, Freddy played a live radio concert before hundreds who gathered in front of Kraddick’s studio. After his performance, Kidd wished him well and said goodbye. Freddy was catching a ride home to Philadelphia that weekend. But over the weekend, both had ideas of continuing the relationship. Kidd had pangs of guilt that what he had done was not too much different than what the label that dropped him had done….built his hopes up and then abandoned him. From Freddy’s side, a serious offer from a record label after his appearance helped to clarify what he really wanted. “To sign another deal with a big label would be like going back to the girlfriend that always cheats on you,” Freddy told Kidd and his audience of over a million. “I would rather make an album right here in Dallas and let the people decide what should be on it.” Kidd told Freddy that he couldn’t make that kind of commitment without the enthusiastic approval of his audience. After all, they would be the ones who would start the fires and spread the word. “I didn’t want just a street team,” Freddy said. “For labels, that’s usually just a gimmick to make them feel important. Why can’t they BE important?” Freddy asked. ”I wanted to bring the fans back into the process in the biggest way…where they have input into every creative decision.” Kidd Kraddick in the Morning listeners now find themselves voting and texting on everything from the idea for the first video to what the album cover should look like. “He’s even writing songs based on emails from listeners. That’s what is most amazing to me. I’ve never seen anyone like him,” Kraddick said. “Maybe if I had met Billy Joel in the early stages of his career, I would understand this more.” Kidd can’t stop talking about Freddy’s “gift”. “I’ve been doing this (radio) for a long time and I’ve never experienced an artist where virtually everything he creates has hit potential. In radio, we call them ‘hooks’ and every single Freddy song has one that’s memorable. That is so rare.” It also explains why before coming to Dallas, Freddy was writing with the biggest pop stars in the world, including Gwen Stefani and Avril Lavigne. So how does someone record a quality album in a radio studio? They don’t. Kraddick admits that “our equipment is for broadcast, not for record producing.” But the pair overcame that hurdle by reaching out to legendary music brands like Yamaha, Digidesign, and Gibson. All the recording equipment and instruments are now housed at Freddy’s “free apartment” at Canal Side Lofts, next to the studio. Freddy–along with his songwriting partner and sound engineer–write, rehearse, and produce new songs for the album. Those songs are then debuted on Kidd’s show the following morning. “The genesis of each song is what’s so cool,” Freddy said. “Kidd’s listeners are sending me these soul-bearing emails about something that’s happened to them or that they’re feeling. The ones I can make a personal connection to are the ones I try to write and produce.” What’s the end goal? Kraddick says it’s more than just having a hit record. “This is a story of a kid getting a second chance. if we can put Freddy in a position to succeed in the music business, that would be enough for me.” Follow Freddy’s story each morning on Kidd Kraddick in the Morning, syndicated on 75 stations nationwide and streamed live at www.kiddlive.com ..

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